Re: Now I've seen everything (OT-humor)...

2005-12-22 Thread Thomas Charron
On 12/21/05, Chris Brenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 17:45 -0500, Thomas Charron wrote: On 12/21/05, Chris Brenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't look to me like it's Microsoft who's doing the auctioning, but users who are able to send invites.From the link above:Microsoft

Re: Now I've seen everything (OT-humor)...

2005-12-22 Thread Richard Soule
Thomas Charron wrote: Article sure does say that, but the link they refer to lists a bunch of *END USERS* selling off THEIR invites, not Microsoft. Do we know that those end users aren't MS Employees? That we be the best! Dude, I just wrote some buggy software for Billy. How much do you

Now I've seen everything (OT-humor)...

2005-12-21 Thread Chris Brenton
This is just too funny for words. I had to do some digging into it before I would actually believe it: http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,124047,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp In short, Microsoft is actioning off invitations to beta test MSN Messenger Live which, when released, will be _free

Re: Now I've seen everything (OT-humor)...

2005-12-21 Thread Thomas Charron
On 12/21/05, Chris Brenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is just too funny for words. I had to do some digging into itbefore I would actually believe it:http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,124047,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp In short, Microsoft is actioning off invitations to beta test

Re: Now I've seen everything (OT-humor)...

2005-12-21 Thread Chris Brenton
On Wed, 2005-12-21 at 17:45 -0500, Thomas Charron wrote: On 12/21/05, Chris Brenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is just too funny for words. I had to do some digging into it before I would actually believe it:

Re: Now I've seen everything (OT-humor)...

2005-12-21 Thread Randy Edwards
Microsoft is auctioning off invitations to the private beta release of the forthcoming client on eBay's auction site... What was PT Barnum's line? Or should I be thinking of the Marquis de Sade? :-) -- Fast fact: Today's average American worker works 160 hours longer per year than

Re: Now I've seen everything (OT-humor)...

2005-12-21 Thread bmcculley
with Microsoft customer experience and expectations, right? :-) -Brucem Original message Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:32:34 -0500 From: Chris Brenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Now I've seen everything (OT-humor)... To: GNHLUG Discussion gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org This is just too funny